PRESS RELEASE– Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty on February 16 announced that it achieved record sales in 2016 and sold more luxury, single-family homes in New York’s Rockland and Orange counties and nine Hudson River towns than its competitors. Home sales recorded by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ multiple-listing service, combined with non-MLS transactions, show […]
PEARL RIVER, NY, February 17, 2017 — Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) is offering each of its customers two free tickets to the 30th Annual Suburban Home Show at Rockland Community College’s field house in Suffern, N.Y. February 24-26. One of the largest and best attended biggest shows of its kind in the Tri-State area, the […]
BY JESSICA E. DOWNING, DVM, VALLEY COTTAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL Many dogs and cats go through life without needing much more than an annual checkup. They eat well, get plenty of fresh water and exercise and do not need much medical care. Others however can run into health concerns that might include diseases, illness or accidents, […]
PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County is about to start a $1 million project to repair a creek embankment in West Haverstraw damaged by a hurricane more than five years ago, County Executive Ed Day has announced. The embankment stabilization project on the Minisceongo Creek just upstream of Samsondale Plaza is being undertaken by the Rockland County Drainage […]
A North Rockland Special Education teacher, Yessenia Vasquez, 43, of Garnerville was arrested Thursday, February 16 for alleged misconduct toward a Stony Point Elementary special needs student under her supervision. The Rockland County Times has learned that Vasquez’s alleged infractions include placing a disruptive student in the classroom closet on several occasions. Vasquez faces the following charges: Endangering […]
The surprise early favorite for the 2017 Spring Valley mayoral race is former Village Justice Alan Simon. He was stripped of his judge’s robes several months ago by a state Appeals Court panel, but some political observers believe he has enough popularity amongst various Spring Valley constituencies to win the November race. The seat is […]